The Wright brothers’ iconic lift off from Kitty Hawk is immortalized on Ohio license plates, in museums, in photos and in documentaries. It’s become a symbol of innovation and Ohio pride. That first ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WNCN) — The weather today in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is mild and cloudy. But it was quite different on a very historic day 122 years ago. On December 17 in 1903, the skies were ...

After a mysterious and lengthy disappearance, the historic patent documents for the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking flying machine have finally resurfaced and are now at home in the National Archives ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, North Carolina — One hundred twenty-two years ago, the Wright Brothers flew into history with the first flight. History was also made Wednesday, as students and graduates of First ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Triangle Icon at Raleigh-Durham International Airport shouldn’t be hard to miss. The steel monument commemorating the Wright ...

thought to be impossible: controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. It only lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet but that short trip, changed the world. Their story is told in the new book "The ...

On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. They ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. When the younger of your two authors headed to North Carolina for college, it was hard to escape the ...

Humanity's rapid ascent from uncertain flight in 1903 to the Moon in 1969 is a testament to relentless innovation. The Wright ...

For more than a year, model builders Helen Naughton and Jimmy Landers worked together to build a replica of the Wright Brothers’ home, Hawthorne Hill in Oakwood. Once completed, the piece weighed ...